Comments on WasWatching.com Water Cooler Talk 10/27/09 – The Day Before The Start Of The World Series Edition

2009 will mark the 8th time the Yanks have taken on the defending World Champions in the World Series. Their record in the previous 7 trials is 5-2 with the two losses coming in 1922 and 1976—interestingly enough, in both of those series losses the Yanks failed to win a single game, going a collective 0-8-1. Most recently the Yankees faced off against the Atlanta Braves in 1996 with what is known in the medical community as “the desired result.”

The Phillies for their part are trying to become just the 4th NL team—and only the second in the last 86 years—to win back-to-back World Championships, thus establishing themselves as on of the most memorable teams in Senior Circuit history. And their status would be enhanced all the more by besting the New York Yankees in doing so.

Good for him. He should feel that confident. He’s on the defending champs. They have every reason to feel that way, having pounded the Rays in 5 last season.They’re good, proud, tough, and battle tested.

Just like the Patriots before Super Bowl 42.

I hope all the Phillies are that confident. That way, if there’s a shock, say, Brad Lidge blows a game in the 9th, it’ll shake them all the more.

Why is there an east coast bias.. well check out how many AL East teams made the WS this decade

2000,2001,2003,2004,2007,2008,2009

And the Phils have made it from NL 2 years in a row… the east coast teams are on a roll… you can write up the winner of AL east to the WS… theres really only one team (angels) standing in their way… ( i know a couple of them were wild cards)…